Body Positivity
I Stopped Trying to Make Sex a Performance and Started Loving Myself
I wonder what it would be like to just be natural, without pretending to be your “best,” “hottest” self to a partner.
'Shrill' Is the Mona Lisa of Body Positive Television
"It’s about surviving and ferociously, defiantly thriving in a world that refuses to see us as anything but a 'before picture.'”
'Shrill' Demands Space for Fat Women
The series teaches us that loving yourself is more than 'accepting' your own body. It’s about claiming your space and your agency.
In 'Shrill', Black Characters Are More Than Vehicles for White Stories
The Hulu series doesn't apologize to white people, and that's important.
Why Is Mainstream Feminism Chasing Its Own Tail?
Lately, it's felt like many of the 'feminist' issues brought to light by journalism and publishing are conversations we've already had.
Dancing in a Body-Positive Strip Show Taught Me How to be Fat and Sexy
Growing up, I always felt sexiness was something reserved for thin people. Stripping helped change that.
'Alien Body,' Today's Comic by Valentine Gallardo
Valentine opens up about her body dysmorphia in this comic.
Meet the Champions of Body-Positivity for Men
“Strength for me is to tell my parents that I’m not going to walk the path of a full time paid job; I’ll do something on my own.”
No Talk of Calories on the 'Great British Bake Off,' Please
Judge Prue Leith has violated the sanctity of the "Great British Bake Off" tent with something truly terrible: the concept of "calories."
The Fat Camp Celebrating Body Positivity
Broadly visited the first annual Fat Camp focused on self-love instead of weight loss and shame.
It's About Damn Time for a Truly Great Plus-Size Rom-Com
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Why aren't they portrayed on-screen?
What Nudists Taught Me About Body Positivity
Barbie Ferreira speaks to a body painter and visits a naturist colony—in the nude—to see how different people practice body acceptance.